Swollen eye

[Jennifer27fl]

Please help. Just notices this on my chicken.

 

[coach723]

Having trouble really seeing what is going on in the picture. Better lighting and angle might help. Is it just the one eye, the other is normal?
I would flush the eye out well with sterile saline and make sure there is no gunk, debris or dirt in there. Look for any pus (will be firm and white or creamy colored, kind of cheesy looking) and remove if there.
Look for any injury to the eye, from pecking or getting poked on wire.
Terramycin eye ointment (no prescription required) or plain neosporin can be used in the eye a couple of times a day to prevent infection.
If there are any other symptoms, coughing, sneezing, wheezing, discharge from nares or beak, bubbles in eye, those could be from a respiratory infection which can also cause eye swelling.

 

[Jennifer27fl]

I am a first time chicken mama but I notice discharge and black scabs. If I had to guess it looks like dry fowl pox. Do you know where I can get Terramycin without a script? I did clean it with a warm compress and put antibiotic ointment. I do have a flock of 13 so I did remove her and put her seperate. She is not having any breathing issue and is eating and drinking. Any suggestions would be helpful

 

[alinas2010]

I am a first time chicken mama but I notice discharge and black scabs. If I had to guess it looks like dry fowl pox. Do you know where I can get Terramycin without a script? I did clean it with a warm compress and put antibiotic ointment. I do have a flock of 13 so I did remove her and put her seperate. She is not having any breathing issue and is eating and drinking. Any suggestions would be helpful

Try this:

https://a.co/d/1rneF4z

Amazon has a few Terramycin options if you type it in. It’s getting tougher to find some without a prescription.

 

[Jennifer27fl]

I have updated this post with better pictures please give suggestions. I put wet food and water with poultry cell in her isolated cage. I have Clavamox from when my dog needed it. If that would help. I can get antibiotics until Saturday from Jedds

 

[coach723]

In those pictures it looks more like it might be fowl pox. That is a virus transmitted usually by mosquito's. The lesions start as pale bumps and gradually turn darker, scab over and fall off. It usually runs it's course in a few weeks with no real issues. However since the eye is affected, and it can be if there is a lesion close to the eye, I would put some ointment in the eye 2-3 times a day if possible. Terramycin would be good, if you can't get any then you can use plain neosporin in that eye. When the lesions are close to the eye sometimes they can cause a secondary infection in the eye. I would also check inside the beak, make sure there are no lesions or plaques in the mouth or throat. With dry pox it only affects usually the external unfeathered parts of the body, with the wet form (less common) it can cause the lesions in the mouth and throat. You can dab a bit of iodine or betadine on that large lesion above the eye to help dry it out, just make sure it doesn't get in the eye.

 

[Jennifer27fl]

In those pictures it looks more like it might be fowl pox. That is a virus transmitted usually by mosquito's. The lesions start as pale bumps and gradually turn darker, scab over and fall off. It usually runs it's course in a few weeks with no real issues. However since the eye is affected, and it can be if there is a lesion close to the eye, I would put some ointment in the eye 2-3 times a day if possible. Terramycin would be good, if you can't get any then you can use plain neosporin in that eye. When the lesions are close to the eye sometimes they can cause a secondary infection in the eye. I would also check inside the beak, make sure there are no lesions or plaques in the mouth or throat. With dry pox it only affects usually the external unfeathered parts of the body, with the wet form (less common) it can cause the lesions in the mouth and throat. You can dab a bit of iodine or betadine on that large lesion above the eye to help dry it out, just make sure it doesn't get in the eye.

 

[Jennifer27fl]

Please forgive me for being so naive.This is my first time having chickens.And I don't know what the inside of her mouth should look like I did attach a couple of pictures.Are you able to tell?

 

[coach723]

Not seeing any pictures, this is the best pic I can find quickly, at least you can see the upper part. Nothing but pale pink tissue, no yellow, white or brown gunk anywhere. Below is a link to an article that has some pictures of the mouth with wet pox lesions in it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ng-graphic-pictures-under-construction.47704/

 

[Jennifer27fl]

Not seeing any pictures, this is the best pic I can find quickly, at least you can see the upper part. Nothing but pale pink tissue, no yellow, white or brown gunk anywhere. Below is a link to an article that has some pictures of the mouth with wet pox lesions in it.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/ar...ng-graphic-pictures-under-construction.47704/
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